Even though the Saltillo Tigers scored an imposing 57 points on Wednesday, the Center Hill Mustangs still came out on top. Center Hill snuck past Saltillo with a 61-57 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Center Hill.
Saltillo's loss came despite strong showings from Cayden Howell and Gunner Wesson. Howell scored 21 points, while Wesson scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. Howell hasn't dropped below 15points for 13 straight games. Coby Owens was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Center Hill's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Saltillo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
Center Hill will be playing at home against Olive Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Olive Branch knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Center Hill likes a good challenge. Saltillo won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Grenada at 7:30 p.m. on January 25th. Hopefully Grenada focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine two weeks ago.
